Al-Sisi issued a decree in July 2015 that gave him the power to dismiss, replace, and appoint heads of regulatory bodies, despite the Constitution guaranteeing their independence from the state’s executive branch

There has been controversy in the Egyptian political and media scenes. This time, it was caused by media statements made by Hesham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organisation (CAO), the most important regulatory body in Egypt. Geneina claimed corruption within government institutions cost Egypt over EGP 600bn in 2015 before he sent out a correction …

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Daily News Egypt speaks with the journalists behind an investigation that claims to have documented officials siphoning vast sums of public money to top-up salaries and maintain networks of political allegiances